Twitter Is Good News Bearer for Shaq: NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal is being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers — a development the “very quotatious” fella apparently learned via Twitter. Wednesday night, in response to the tweet “U CLEVELAND BOUND,” he responded, “I didn’t hear dat yet.” Later, when sent the message, “shaq found out he was traded thru twitter! lmao. hahahaaaaaa,” he tweeted, “I kno right.” [TechCrunch Via WaPo]

Fawcett Takes Turn for Worse: A priest was reportedly summoned to the side of actress Farrah Fawcett, who was re-admitted for her anal cancer two weeks ago at a Los Angeles hospital. Her publicist, Arnold Robinson, would only say: “She is still being treated for her condition.” [New York Daily News]

Royal Airport Brawl: “Tudors” star Jonathan Rhys Meyers allegedly assaulted an employee at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris Saturday afternoon and was consequently detained by French police. The Irish actor seems to have a thing for airport bars: In 2007, he was arrested for public intoxication at the Dublin airport. [People] Read More »

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